CVE-2005-2527 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Race condition in Java 1.4.2 before 1.4.2 Release 2 on Apple Mac OS X allows local users to corrupt files or create arbitrary files via unspecified attack vectors related to a temporary directory, possibly due to a symlink attack.

Published: 2006-08-05

Score: 1.2 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:sun:java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-2528	Race condition in Java 1.4.2 before 1.4.2 Release 2 on Apple Mac OS X allows local users to corrupt files or create arbitrary files via unspecified attack vectors related to a temporary directory, possibly due to a symlink attack.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00041.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302266
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Sep/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/16808
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-306.shtml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14825
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1734
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22262

History

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Subscriptions

Sun Java

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-08-05T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T22:30:01.393Z

Reserved: 2005-08-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-2527

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2005-2527

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-59

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